Thrive
Learn how to help your family thrive despite the challenges of modern life. You can grow and use your own herbal medicine, use traditional cooking methods, and learn how to manage a modern productive home and life.
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Finding Joy in Homemaking & A Home-Centered Life
Finding joy in something that can be mundane is a true character trait that's to be highly valued. I'm excited to share our tips

Homemade Immune-Boosting Elderberry Syrup Recipe
Making homemade elderberry syrup from fresh, frozen or dried elderberries is quick, easy and very affordable. In this simple tutorial I’ll show you the

Emergency Preparedness – 9 Tips to be Ready
What do you think of when you hear emergency preparedness? Do you think of an earthquake, a power outage or maybe a simple DIY

Preparing the Homestead for Winter
What are those must-do items on the checklist when preparing the homestead for winter? These are our best tips to be ready...

Benefits of Cast Iron (+Choosing the Best, New or Used)
Finding the best cast iron cookware, whether it's new or used, can be tricky. You need to know what to look for when choosing

Growing a Tulsi Plant: Holy Basil (Plant, Harvest, Preserve)
Learn the health benefits of tulsi, how to grow a tulsi plant, and how you can use it to stock your natural medicine cabinet

Growing Thyme (Plant, Harvest, Preserve)
You can easily start growing thyme from seed or a cutting, inside a pot in the kitchen or outside in the garden. This tutorial

How to Grow Peppermint Plant (Plant, Harvest, Preserve)
Love mint? Grow a peppermint plant from seed so you can use it for culinary and medicinal purposes. Read on to learn how.

Azure Standard (Homesteading Family Favorites)
Here at Homesteading Family, shopping through trusted companies is important to us. That's why we choose Azure Standard for most of our bulk goods

Growing Calendula Flowers (Plant, Harvest, Preserve)
You may recognize calendula flowers as an ingredient in your face cream or skin oil, but you can use this plant for so much

Nutritional Benefits of Organ Meats and Cooking Tips
Why are organ meats healthy? What is Pluck, and why do we eat it almost daily? Learn more about nose-to-tail eating in this blog

Apple Scrap Vinegar
Make this apple scrap vinegar, and you will use it in everything from your favorite food and drink recipes to cleaning your windows and